About the Programs
The Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program provides scholarships to residents of Berks County who pay tuition to attend kindergarten through 12th grade in public or private schools located in Pennsylvania.
The Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program provides scholarships to residents of Berks County who reside within the attendance boundary of a state-defined low-achieving school and plan to attend a school that is participating in the program.
Applications for the 2018 -2019 School Year Distribution:
Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program
Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program
2017 -2018 School Year Distribution:
Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program
199 applications received
17 students from 14 families received $77,910 in scholarships (the highest household income for a recipient’s family was $11,442)
Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program
168 applications received
40 students from 29 families received $147,377.60 in scholarships (the highest household income for a new scholarship recipient was $13,047)
Private School Tuition Assistance Fund
One student received $3,900
Total $229,187.60
About the Donors
The amount available for distribution each year is based on the amount donated to the Community Foundation for the program by businesses. The businesses receive a Pennsylvania state tax credit for their donation.
Donors for the 2017-2018 distribution year:
BB&T
Canada Dry Delaware Valley Bottling
Customers Bank
First Priority Bank
Fulton Bank – Great Valley Division
Lift Inc.
M&T Bank
Meridian Bank
Orrstown Bank
PNC Financial Services Group
Rawden Joint Ventures Inc.
Reading Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Riverview Bank
UGI Storage Company
UGI Utilities Inc.
UHS of Pennsylvania Inc.
UPMC Health Plan
Weis Markets Inc.
Westmarc Cable Holdings Inc.